Shadows

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drama film film independent film

Shadows is a groundbreaking 1959 American independent drama film by John Cassavetes, celebrated for its improvisational style and candid exploration of race and relationships in New York City.

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Shadows canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf drama film ⓘ
film ⓘ
independent film ⓘ
castMember Anthony Ray ⓘ
Ben Carruthers ⓘ
David Pokitillow ⓘ
Dennis Sallas ⓘ
Hugh Hurd ⓘ
Lelia Goldoni ⓘ
Rupert Crosse ⓘ
Tom Reese ⓘ
Tony Ray ⓘ
cinematographyBy Erich Kollmar ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
describedAs groundbreaking American independent drama film ⓘ
director John Cassavetes ⓘ
distributor Lion International Films ⓘ
editedBy John Cassavetes ⓘ
Leida Jones ⓘ
filmingProcess 16 mm film ⓘ
filmingTechnique black-and-white ⓘ
genre drama film ⓘ
experimental film ⓘ
independent film ⓘ
hasSetting New York City ⓘ
hasTheme family dynamics ⓘ
identity ⓘ
interracial relationships ⓘ
race relations in the United States ⓘ
hasVersion 1957 improvisational cut ⓘ
1959 re-edited release cut ⓘ
influenced American independent cinema ⓘ
surface form: American independent film movement
laterBlownUpTo 35 mm film ⓘ
locationOfFilming New York City ⓘ
movement American independent cinema ⓘ
musicBy Charles Mingus ⓘ
Shafi Hadi ⓘ
notableFor candid exploration of race ⓘ
candid exploration of relationships ⓘ
improvisational style ⓘ
portrayal of Beat-era New York City ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
producer Maurice McEndree ⓘ
productionCompany Lion International Films ⓘ
publicationDate 1959 ⓘ
releaseYear 1959 ⓘ
runtimeMinutes 81 ⓘ
screenedAt London Film Festival ⓘ
Museum of Modern Art ⓘ
writer John Cassavetes ⓘ

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John Cassavetes → notableWork → Shadows ⓘ
John Cassavetes → directed → Shadows ⓘ
In the Now → hasPart → Shadows ⓘ
Mia Honey Threapleton → notableWork → Shadows ⓘ